Restate
Restate the following question as a topic sentence: How many students are in your ELA class?
Answer: There are _____ students in the ELA class.
RESTATE and ANSWER the question: How many periods are in our school day?
ANSWER: There are 6 periods in our school day.
What is one transition phrase you may use while citing evidence?
ANSWER:
According to the text,
The author states,
The text states,
True or False- Your explanation should be the same as your restatement.
ANSWER: False
Your explanation should contain proof that supports your answer.
Question: What are the three proper ways to cite evidence?
ANSWER: Use quotes, author's name and page number.
Restate the question as a topic sentence: What period in history lasted from the 14th to the 17th century?
Answer: The period in history that lasted from 14th to 17th century is...
True or False- Your answer should be short and to the point, using only a few words to complete your sentence.
ANSWER: True
When using information directly from the text, what marks should you use in your answer to give credit to the author?
ANSWER: Quotation marks
What is one transition phrase you may use while "explaining"?
ANSWER:
This shows...
For example...
In conclusion...
What does RACES stand for?
What is Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize
Restate the question as a topic sentence: Who was the second president of the United States
Answer: The second president of the United States was....
BONUS!!!!!!!
What is 200 POINTS
True or False- When citing, you should provide evidence from the text.
ANSWER: True.
TRUE OR FALSE - When explaining your answer, you should tell how the evidence supports your answer.
ANSWER: TRUE.
Define summarizing.
ANSWER: A short writing that explains the main idea of a text.
Restate the question as a topic sentence: Why should we be careful while around a beehive?
Answer: We should be careful around a beehive because....
ANSWER the question: What do we call the most important point an author makes that explains the purpose of their writing?
ANSWER: The main idea.
True or False- When citing evidence, it must come from your background knowledge.
ANSWER: FALSE
Define paraphrasing
ANSWER: To take a direct statement from the text and rearrange or reword it in your own words.
Restate the question: Why did the grass stop growing?
Answer: The grass stopped growing because...
Answer: What do we call information found in an article that supports your answer?
Answer: Evidence.
Other than statements found in the text, what should you also note when citing evidence from the text at the end of the sentence?
ANSWER: The author's name and the page number of where the information was found.
When you EXPLAIN your answer, what minimum pieces of evidence should you have?
ANSWER: Two.
Define Quoting.
ANSWER: Taking information directly from the text to use as evidence to support your answer.